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I would like to know what you guys think the best way to build a plow for the front and rear pilots of a diesel?"Keep on Trucking by Train"
"Your freight goes great with Great Northern."Erik Pierson
Sacramento, CaBringing the steam engine to the digital age.
www.sacramentolocomotiveworks.com
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Steel would be a good starting point.....wood could also be used...
Matt
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I have a pretty good idea of how to build one in real life. I spent 5 years shoveling my drive way clean in my boxers and a tank top at 2am after the road grader and plow truck came by, just so I would not have to shovel a 3' mound of ice at 7am. I kind of miss all the exercise.
What I am asking is: in 3D Canvas( or TSM ) how do you design/build a plow and have it come out half way decent without plans?
"Keep on Trucking by Train"
"Your freight goes great with Great Northern."Erik Pierson
Sacramento, Ca
www.sacramentolocomotiveworks.comBringing the steam engine to the digital age.
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I have made something similar in TSM. It's not that hard if you know how to manipulate the points. I usually make a "box" close to the the dimensions with sections. Then I use the points (you can select multiple points with the mouse select tool) and move them where I need them. The reason I do it that way is because I usually never get "goofy" polygons that I have to "repair" after I extrude a template. It might be a tad bit slower, but since I have gotten the hang of it using points, making a plow probably wouldn't be too difficult. Make a box that is .2' long, by 10' wide and 4' high (or whatever dimension you want. On the height, add 2 or 3 sections, on the width add about 5 or 6 sections or whatever you need. Go to the points menu so all the points light up. Use the mouse selection tool (next to the ruler) and select either one or multiple point to move (they'll turn yellow if selected). Then use Shift+U to unselect the points and then select another set of points for the next move. I do not have a screen capture tool so I cannot show you. I just made one just a moment ago that took about 5 minutes to make. Basically the trick is to know how many sections to make; sometimes you have to ditch one model to make another to get the correct amount of sections to make the model.Kip
The Priest River Railroad..."it's so fictional, it's almost real"
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Kip, Thanks I'll give it a try"Keep on Trucking by Train"
"Your freight goes great with Great Northern."Erik Pierson
Sacramento, Ca
www.sacramentolocomotiveworks.comBringing the steam engine to the digital age.
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